EFFECT OF INTRARUMINAL INFUSION OF PROPIONIC ACID ON PLASMA METABOLITES IN GOATS
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 64 (5) , 295-297
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas84-268
Abstract
Effects of intraruminal infusion of propionic acid at 5.5 and 13.7 g/h on plasma metabolites have been investigated in goats fed a concentrate-roughage ration at 2-h intervals. Propionic acid increased plasma glucose and insulin concentrations, but did not change those of lactate, D(−)-3-hydroxybutyrate and prolactin. Data support the glucogenic theory in relation to low milk fat syndrome. Key words: Metabolites, plasma, goats, propionic acidKeywords
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